Tourism Management

University of Cumbria

Postgraduate PgCert Full-time 0.5 Years

About this course

Located at our Ambleside Campus, in the heart of the Lake District, your learning experience is embedded into one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

Aimed at existing industry professionals seeking to optimise their career potential, our PG Certificate in Tourism Management allows you to build your subject knowledge and management capabilities by studying 3 key areas including Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Destination Marketing, and Managing the Visitor Experience.

Course Overview The course provides you with the opportunity to enhance and extend your existing knowledge and expertise by focusing on the critical areas of success in the tourism industry. Each module provides you with a ‘toolkit’ for modelling what successful tourism sector provision looks like in this highly diverse industry with multiple stakeholders and widely differing agendas.

Balance work and study with our flexible study options.

On this course you will...

  • Develop and deepen your knowledge and understanding of the tourism industry.

  • Generate new ideas and accept accountability for decision making.

  • Appraise the value of tourism theory in a real-world context.

  • Develop the skills needed to shape change within your sector of the tourism industry.

  • Enhance your employability, career potential and personal effectiveness.

    What you will learn On this programme, you will learn the relevant knowledge and understanding of organisations and the external context in which they operate. Develop the management and operational skills necessary to shape the dynamic and organic changes within your sector of the tourism industry.

    Throughout, you will learn to integrate new knowledge within both an organisational and departmental context. You will explore concepts of sustainability within the context of space and place, particularly the English Lake District. This programme will equip you with the tools you need to become an effective and successful manager and researcher.

    On completion of the PG Certificate you may then choose to progress to the PG Diploma or the full MBA also available at our Ambleside campus on a full or part-time basis.

    Modules The three modules that make up the programme allow you to build your expertise as a manager and develop your creativity, problem solving, interpersonal and strategic thinking capabilities, ensuring that you can have a positive impact on any company you work for.

    Compulsory Modules

  • Tourism Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Destination Marketing

  • Managing the Visitor Experience

    Explore our range of specialised pathways: If you would like to develop your in-depth knowledge of a sector or a particular area of expertise, you can choose to study one of four specialist areas of study:

    Heritage and Culture - You should register on the following two modules:

  • Managing Heritage Attractions

  • Regional Literary Tourism, Culture and Heritage

    Sustainable Tourism - You should register on the following two modules:

  • Sustainable Strategic Collaboration in Tourism

  • Transformational Tourism

    Cultural Events - You should register on the following two modules:

  • Festival Management

  • Events and Rural Regeneration

    Hotel Management - You should register on the following two modules:

  • Strategic Hotel Management

  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    If you choose one of the above specialised areas of study this will be reflected in your final award.

  • Study Options

    This course is available in 3 study options:

    Blended learning (full-time)

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: PgDip

    Location: Ambleside

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: PgCert

    Location: Ambleside

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 0.5 Years

    Qualification: PgCert

    Location: Ambleside

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    0.5 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Ambleside
    Scheme
    Postgraduate